Next him went Griefe, and Fury matched yfere;
2 Griefe all in sable sorrowfully clad,
Downe hanging his dull head, with heauy chere,
4 Yet inly being more, then seeming sad:
A paire of Pincers in his hand he had,
6 With which he pinched people to the hart,
That from thenceforth a wretched life they lad,
8 In wilfull languor and consuming smart,
Dying each day with inward wounds of dolours dart.
1 Next him went Grief and Fury, matched yfere;
Next > Immediately after yfere > together
2 Grief all in sable sorrowfully clad,
sable > black, black clothing (esp. as a symbol of mourning)
3 Down hanging his dull head with heavy cheer,
dull > sluggish, listless heavy > heavy; sad, grievous cheer > expression, countenance; mood
4 Yet inly being more than seeming sad:
inly > inwardly seeming > apparently; [he is] apparently (i.e. inwardly he is not as sad as he seems)
5 A pair of pincers in his hand he had, 6 With which he pinched people to the heart, 7 That from thenceforth a wretched life they led,